Glass-mold



(No Model.)

s. HIPKAINS, Jr,

GLASS MOLD.

eilted Feb. 5, 1889.

,y e F FFICE.

STEPHEN IIIPIIINS, JR., OF MARTINS FERRY, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,186, dated February 5, 1889.

Application filed September l1, 1888. Serial No. 285,104. (No model.) i

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN HIPKINs, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Martins Ferry, in the county of Belmont and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glassdllolds; and I do declare the tollowi ng to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinohad tothe accom )an 7ine` drawings and i C l b J to the letters and figures ot reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

This invention relates to molds for glass or other articles which havea continuous rim at i their upper edge, a drip-trough a short distance from the upper edge, and a spout.

The object of the invention is to provide a mold for readily forming the spout or mouthpiece in the side ol' the article and the driptrough below the top or upper edge of the said article.

The improvement consists of the peculiar construction and combination ot' the parts, which hereinafter will be more t ull y described and claimed, and shown in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical central section of a mold of my construction embodying my invention; Fig. Q, a perspective view of the lower portion of the mold, showing one section detached and the die-block thrown back;

Fig. 3, a ,detail view showing the relative po- 1 sition and the operation of thedie-block by dotted lines, and Fig. 4 a perspective view of the upper portion of an article cast in the mold.

The body of the mold is composed of the sections A and B, the bottom C being integral with or secured to the section A. The section B is supported on the bottom C. The upper edge of the sections A and B is chamtered on its inner edge to form a bearing for the ring D and an annular offset to form the driptrough on the article.

The ring D is provided with an inner annular iiange, d, which forms a guide for the I plunger E. The distance between the sides of the plunger and the sides of the sections A and B represents the thickness of the article. The plunger is provided with an annular shoulder, e, near its upper end, which overi laps the top of the ring and limits the down ward movement of the said plunger. The lower edge of the ring is provided with an annular groove, d', to form the edge and the upper side of the said drip-trough F of the article.

-The upper edge of the section A has a de pression, a, formed therein a-nd a recess, a',

i in its outside. On each side of the recess c the section is provided with ears f, between ,f which the die-block G is pivoted. The former l g, projecting from the upper end of the dieblock, is adapted to be projected across the edge ot' the section A and lit in the recess o.

and in a corresponding recess in the ring.

The end of the former extends close to or touches the plunger when in position to form the spout or mouth-piece of the article. The under side of the former is out away at g to form the spout or mouth-piece gi on the article.

The operation of the mold is as follows: The sections A and l and the ring D beingl placed in proper position and the die-block turned in the position shown. in Figs. l and 3, the substance (glass or other material) is placed in the mold through the opening in the rin D. The plunger is now forced down, causing the -said substance to spread and fill the mold. When the substanceis set or hardcned, the die-block is thrown back, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the plunger is withdrawn, and the ring I) and the section B detached. The article is then removed, and its upper portion will present substantially the shape shown in Fig. i. The rim of the article above the dri p-trough may be straight or deflected in or out, as desired, the mold being constructed to give the desired shape.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a mold, the combination, with the body portion and the plunger, of the die block adapted to work through and extend across the side of the said mold and having its inner end touching' or approaching close to the said l plunger, whereby a spout or mouth-piece is formed on the article cast below its upper edge, which edge is continuous.

2. The combination, with the section A of the mold, having a recess in its upper edge, and the ring, of the plunger and the pivoted die-block, substantially as described.

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3. The combination, with the sectonsA and B, having' their inner edges cl1a1nfered,the section A having a, recess, 0., in its upper edge, an d the ring' D, having a corresponding recess, of the pivoted diebloek adapted to iit i u the said recess, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the sections A and B, having their upper edges cluunfered outward, :1nd the ring l), having an annular,`

g1oove,d, in its lower edge mid an inner lange, d', of the pivoted die-block adapted to forni t spout or month-piece, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the sections A and B, having their upper edges ehzunfered outi STEPHEN HIPKINS, J R.

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JERRY EBBERT, ISAAC LEWIS. 

